CPR & FIRST AID for Nature Based Educators

“The more risks you allow your children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves.” Roald Dahl

Do you need to recertify your CPR & First Aid credential? 
Want to learn best practices for the prevention and treatment of injury and illness in nature?

Your mission: Learn or recertify CPR & First Aid from the convenience and comfort of your own home in a way that is fun, engaging, relevant, and memorable so you can effectively prevent and respond to emergencies.

This course is taught by Nicole Thurrell, Wilderness EMT, a highly sought-after instructor among nature-based educators. Nicole has degrees in Psychology and Recreation Therapy from the University of North Carolina. She worked in many aspects of wilderness therapy for nearly a decade – expedition leader, health director, and director of admissions. In addition to the roles listed above, she has been an adventure racer, a raft guide, high ropes facilitator, a clinician for kids with Autism, a Waldorf high school teacher, and a mom. She is a passionate educator who loves turning people on to strategies for being more confident and comfortable in nature. She lives in a solar village in Greenfield, MA.

Upon registration, you will receive on-demand access to the core modules. When you are done with your training modules, you’ll join a live Skills Lab with your coach, put the learning into action, and ask any questions you have so you can get your certification and learn to save lives all from home in the most painless and engaging style possible.  If requested, we’ll dispatch the gear you need to practice and demonstrate your skills. 

Our live online Skills Lab ensures that you receive the same exact certification card as if you took the course in person.

In this 5-hour workshop you will learn:

CPR and First Aid for adults, children, and infants

Choking Relief for people of all ages and sizes

Use of an AED – Automated External Defibrillator 

Assessment – Looking for and stabilizing life threats, Gathering your patient’s history, Completing a patient exam

Trauma includes: Musculoskeletal Injuries, Soft Tissue Injuries, Shock, Head Trauma, and Burns

Environmental issues such as: Hypothermia, Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke, Allergies

Additional items such as: Tourniquets, Tick Bites, and more

Course Features:

Downloadable textbook

2 Live Skills Labs

Certification Card

Prevent emergencies > Play with Abandon!